Wastewater Spill Hits Protected Area

Wastewater spill hits protected area

Wastewater from a collapsed dike in a lagoon of a distillery company in Bais City in Negros Oriental has spread to 3,000 hectares of the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape, according to the Environment Management Bureau-Negros Island Region.

Chemical spill hits North Bais Bay in Negros Oriental – Bais City LGU

A chemical spill hit North Bais Bay in Bais City, Negros Oriental and affected 10 nearby barangays after the collapse of a dike of a food manufacturing company, the Bais City government said on Wednesday.

Molasses spill shuts Gokongwei-owned distillery in Negros Oriental

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – Recent earthquakes and heavy rainfall weakened and caused the collapse of a 20-hectare tailing pond, spilling molasses wastewater into the Tañon Strait and prompting authorities to shut down a Gokongwei-owned distillery in Bais City, Negros Oriental, on Monday, October 27. The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in the Negros Island Region (NIR) issued an interim cease and desist order against the Universal Rob…

Distillery wastewater spill hits 400 hectares in Tañon Strait, kills fish, hurts tourism: EMB

The collapse of a wall at the 20-hectare lagoon of a Gokongwei-owned distillery in Bais City, Negros Oriental, due to earthquake-induced cracks exacerbated by heavy rains, has caused wastewater to spill into 400 hectares of the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape (TSPS), an Environment Management Bureau (EMB) official said on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The EMB Negros […]